Sportsmanship on show at Tour de France as Isaac del Toro gets mechanical assistance from rival teams after his own team cars drive straight past him

Stage 2 of the Tour de France finally ended more than happily for debutant Isaac del Toro but not before UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider had a major mid-race scare when he had a mechanical issue and was initially forced to rely on rival squads to bail him out.

Some 60 kilometres before raising his arms in victory on the Montjuic summit in Barcelona, Del Toro was forced to dismount after a reported problem with his gears, and he stood on the side of the road, trying to wave down his team cars.

Roadside fan captures the incident

Isaac del Toro a Olesa de Bonesvalls #tdf2026 pic.twitter.com/i8iPq8VxrxJuly 5, 2026

Isaac del Toro a Olesa de Bonesvalls #tdf2026 pic.twitter.com/i8iPq8VxrxJuly 5, 2026

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“I looked a bit like a cyclo-tourist or cycling fan”, Sporza reported the Mexican as saying. “Oh well, something like that can happen in this madness. But hopefully it’s the last time.”

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